Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training Program

If you are 16 to 64 years old, you may be required to participate in SNAP E&T to receive SNAP benefits.

If you meet certain criteria, you don't have to participate, but you can if funding allows. SNAP recipients may also enroll in other TWC programs.

SNAP recipients aged 16 to 59 years old who are required to participate must take part in SNAP E&T activities for at least 30 hours each week.

SNAP recipients aged 60 to 64 years old who are required to participate must take part in SNAP E&T activities for at least 20 hours each week.

Workforce Development Boards offer the following SNAP E&T services to SNAP recipients who do not receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits:

• Job search
• Job search training
• Learning job skills 
• Learning skills that are not job related
• Work experience
• Workfare

Participants in SNAP E&T activities can also meet their participation requirements through unsubsidized employment. Unsubsidized employment is full- or part-time employment with wages paid in full by an employer. 

SNAP recipients can get support services such as: 

• child care; 
• transportation costs; and 
• work, training, or education-related expenses that are reasonable and necessary for E&T participation.

SNAP recipients who find jobs after participating in SNAP E&T may also receive job support and other services for up to 90 days.

In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Texas Workforce Commission's (TWC) Workforce Development Division oversees the program. Staff at local Workforce Solutions offices offer SNAP E&T activities and services to SNAP recipients. 

SNAP E&T is governed by the following:

• Federal Policy and Guidance
• 7 U.S. Code §2015
• Title 7, C.F.R., Part 273
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 20, Chapter 813

The Texas Workforce Commission receives SNAP E&T funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. They also share the cost of other services with the federal government.